Under Wang Yan's control, the class had always been harmonious, and everyone's overall sense of unity was quite strong.
Naturally, the students' relationships with one another had grown closer.
So during this final celebration, aside from the few who truly could not drink, basically everyone was already drunk.
When Wang Yan came out, the atmosphere was unusually quiet.
Those who were drunk and those who were not were all staring intently at the small color television hanging on the wall, which seemed tiny by today's standards.
At 11:00 p.m. Beijing time, as Samaranch called out "Beijing" in his distinct foreign accent,
the students erupted, the late-returning diners outside erupted, and the Hua Nation erupted.
The Hua Nation, which had suffered a century of humiliation, and its people, who had once been insulted by the imperialist powers as the "sick man of East Asia," had finally achieved their long-cherished wish that day and proved their strength before the entire world.
People cheered loudly, celebrating the turning of a new page in history.
Amid it all, Wang Yan could not help being infected by the mood. He joined the students in celebrating for a while before the excitement finally passed.
The excitement was only temporary. As the leader, Wang Yan had to take good care of everyone.
Those who lived nearby and were not too drunk walked back together with those who had drunk too much. For those who lived farther away, Wang Yan called cars and sent them all home.
Zhao Ye had painfully and joyfully drunk himself senseless, and the people who lived nearby took him home.
Chen Xun and Qiao Ran had raised their cups to drown their sorrows and left supporting each other.
In the end, only Fang Hui, Lin Jiamo, and Wang Yan remained.
The two girls